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Austria-based EREMA GmbH says it will announce the founding of its Russian subsidiary, OOO EREMA, at Interplastica Moscow, which is scheduled for 28-31 January 2016. The official presentation of the new subsidiary will take place at the EREMA Stand A20 in Hall 8.1 at the event.
Kalojan Iliev, who has been responsible for EREMA’s Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) territory for some time, will be appointed managing director of OOO EREMA.
EREMA says the CIS member states’ 268 million residents use 9.1 million tonnes of plastic annually. Additionally, some 7 million tonnes are processed to make plastic products, with Austria supplying Russia with €1 billion in plants and machinery annually.
Iliev says, "With the foundation of its own subsidiary, EREMA is strengthening its presence in what is a very large territory.” He continues, “This means that EREMA is available as a central, Russian contractual partner with local presence, and this is not only an advantage in terms of managing the purchasing process, our customers will also benefit from improved service."
Iliev and his team will be responsible for the further development and marketing of EREMA in the CIS region and will support local representatives’ in the individual countries efforts. EREMA representatives Irina Zubkova (Moscow) and Valentina Gritschina (Kiev), who are known in the market, will continue to act as local sales partners. Furthermore, the established offices of Textima in Belarus, the Baltic states, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and the Russian offices in St. Petersburg, Moscow and Ufa will be available for local market support.
OOO EREMA, based in Moscow, joins EREMA Group subsidiaries EREMA China and EREMA North America.